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UBL-ENDPOINT-001 · UBL · Peppol BIS Billing 3

UBL: EndpointID schemeID is missing

The electronic address cannot be interpreted reliably without its identifier scheme.

UBL 2.1, Peppol BIS Billing 3 (November 2025 Release)Last professional review: 2026-07-05

Meaning

The electronic address cannot be interpreted reliably without its identifier scheme.

Typical cause

The endpoint was copied as free text without mapping its scheme.

Affected fields / XML paths

/ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cbc:EndpointID

Invalid example

<cbc:EndpointID>0088:123456789</cbc:EndpointID>

Corrected example

<cbc:EndpointID schemeID="0088">123456789</cbc:EndpointID>

Remediation steps

  1. Determine the identifier type.
  2. Store value and schemeID separately.
  3. Run Peppol/UBL rules again.